Tripnbeats

I was driving early morn yesterday to see a client and I come off the bridge on the BQE right before the metropolitan exit in the middle lane (in the rain) I see a huge puddle as soon as I go to avoid it "BOOOM"!!!! a bent a ronjon legend!(SURPRIIIIIIIISE!!!!) MOTHER F***IN roads and these god damn taxes that we pay and shit gets done!

Thanks just had to vent, now where the f**k do I get the rim fixed? lol im about to call ron and just replace it. and keep a spare disinflated under the amprack floor.

TLin401

Wow that sucks man. At least if you replace it then if you ever get a flat then you don't have to roll on a donut because you will have a spare RJ in the trunk ready to go.

Tripnbeats

yea thats the way I look at it but now i have to put the type s rim on there to ride around on til the rim gets fixed if i cant have it straighten on the spot. =(

DMZ

Now you know why I never installed the A-Spec suspension.

With the condition of the roads here in the NY area, lowering the car is the last thing I'd want to do.
And right now, IT'S POTHOLE SEASON !!


Wait a minute....

Bugs: IT'S DUCK SEASON...
Daffy: WABBIT SEASON...
Bugs: DUCK SEASON...
Daffy: WABBIT SEASON...
Bugs: DUCK SEASON...
Daffy: WABBIT SEASON...
Bugs: DUCK SEASON...
Daffy: WABBIT SEASON...
Bugs: WABBIT SEASON...
Daffy: DUCK SEASON...
Daffy: OK ELMER...FIRE !!!!!

enigmaos

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ugh, those damn potholes. NYC roads are terrible.

Tripnbeats

nonono the aspec really handles well in the hell holes im impress i thougth itd be blown by now but its really good.

darksom1

Damn Trip! Don't you just hate that shit?? You know the mayor would argue that you had too much suede in the car, and that's what weighed it down on that pothole dawg! LOL...yeah, get the RJ and throw that old one in the trunk pimp!

korrupted

Wow that sucks, they've been fixing the Kosciuszko Bridge forever.
The problem is that too many trucks drive over it, everytime they finish repaving, they have to do it all over again!!!

phee

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think the city will cover the damages? sounds like a long shot but it may work

enigmaos

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^doubt it. they would get tons of claims.

Ryans04PrlTL

umm good luck with getting your rim fixed but it does make you wonder where the hell our tax money goes

visuelz

I've hit really big potholes before but I've never bent a rim. Maybe it's just not as good quality at OEM.

ABP_04TL

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lavo

If you think NYC is the only place with bad roads in NY, your sadly mistaken! We're in the suburbs of buffalo and we had 3 pot holes half the size of the road on a single road all within 1/2 mile, you had to go onto the shoulder to go around them. Well anyway last year a motorcyclist hit one and had to be mercy flown to the hospital...that's what it took for those bastards to fix the road! But, yea i feel your tax/car pains! I'm afraid to get the aspec kit.

2008 Acura TL

That is def messed-up. I hit a port-hole here in upstate NY a few years back with my 330 BMW. It was night. I busted the tire, bent the rim and I drove home on the flat. LOL.

Cost me $200 for a factory reconditioned rim and $175 for a new tire and that was cheap. BMW factory rims go for $500 +. I went back the next day to look at the port-hole and it was huge. About 3 feet wide and about 8 feet long. Big enough to swallow up a small-compact car. Called the town and complained. They did nothing except fix the hole the following day. :/

apexilude

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Sad fact of living in the north east. Have the same conditions here in Pittsburgh. Penndot likes to shoot blacktop in the pot holes till it looks like a pitchers mound. As a motorist we smooth out the excess. Shame you had to lose a RonJon legend. Hope you can find a machine shop to take a look at it.

Tripnbeats

just got back from the shop.....had it fixed....just like new. they usesick machines.... im gonna buy em lol! it'll save me the cost of rims in my life time all together. im gonna use one of the type s rims as spare but now i have to redesign my amprack/trunk floor.

Tripnbeats

it was bent on the inside ill post a pic of the rims LOL! gimme a lil while im going outside to wash it now.

CL Platano

That sucks man, thats why I didnt go out yesterday because I know you couldnt see how deep the potholes are.

alextclam

Sorry to hear about that. I get off Metropolitan Ave to go home. I'll be sure not to drive in that lane. Anyways, BQE is known for potholes. A few months ago, I was driving east bound on the BQE in the rain also. There's a section where it splits into the Battery Tunnel (left) or 2 lanes to continue on BQE (right). So I continue on the BQE on the right lane and there's a curved road. BAM! My whole front passenger tire came out of place but I managed to get off the next exit and put the spare on. But after I replaced the tire (rim was not damaged) I found out that the knuckle was bent (negative camber & bump steer) and had to replace that as well.

BLACKURA_NY

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hahah bqe = death to wheels and suspension

the furthest west i'll ever drive my car once i get new shoes is LAG airport..... and thats pushing it..... kosiouscko bridge, is horrible too, but on the bqe once you get near all the other bridges by the contruction .. its f'ing death over there... i took the type-s into the city last week, and nearly had a heart attack driving home over the manhattan bridge and taking the bqe..

thank god there was traffic, so atleast i can drive slow and minimize the damage

darksom1

MARYLAND FTMFW!!!

Aman

You've got s spare RonJon? Someones :pimpin:

that sucks, though, at least you've got another one to roll on though.

Looks like the entire West was beat by that snowstorm. You'd think the snow would cover potholes.

good luck getting the rims fixed. pics would be nice. any curbage?

Igor911

a full-size spare does not fit in our trunks

Aman

^ doesnt fit in the spare compartment, you mean. I'd be surprised if the TL cant fit a 19' or 20' wheel/tire in the trunk. might be a hassle during groceries, though.

LyfeIs

Just another reason I moved the f**k out of NY.

04 tl

sorry to hear that man these NY roads are the worst.. i bent 2 of my i-forged wheels on my old 5-series a week after i got them in the bronx. so i know the pain. i would love to see some pics of your ride though.

Tripnbeats

Aman

Looking good. I especially love how the ronJon rims look with the headlights, and the colour is the perfect choice.

There's also a thread here somewhere on how to fix wheel curbage, on the stock wheels at least.

I see something that looks kinda like wrinkles on your wheel. Is that just the reflection of the sun or is that where the rim was bent?

Tripnbeats

nope the curb rash is going to be fixed at a shop. im gonna have the rims done a diff color.....because im also going to do something crazy to the paint next month. so the color of the new paint is matching the rims. one shop for rims one shop for paint and the color is a color from a car so the color code is going to match no prob...the weird wrinkly look is on 2 rims it never effected them in balancing them in anyway but i noticed it since i received them from ron. no hop no hobble no shimmy, nothing... if it aint broke and my car feels like its on rails im happy. oh and a lug snapped off in one of the pics last month when i got the car back from acura and i was taking the type s rims off to put the legends on. Ahh well! lol

ililillilillilil

This friday I hit a pothole covered by water. I hate driving in storms but couldn't avoid it. We pay enough taxes, rims are like no expense as long as replacements are available.still sucks

jetblakTL

Ahh - the LIE and BQE - I know them well... I drive from LI to downtown Brooklyn everyday - main reason (other than $) I think I'm going to stay with the stockies. I found a set of shoes I REALLY want, but I've got plenty other things to pay for anyway - besides I'm gonna try to get my hands on a 'Stang for a plaything at the end of the year

Where did you go to get the rims fixed? - always good to keep 1 of those spots handy...
BTW - ride's lookin tight!

Ramrodthrusterpuppy

That sucks to hear about the damage...our roads are horrid up here in Ottawa as well.

Although I'm glad that you had posted pix because those RJ LGs look fantastic! They appear to be 18's but I couldn't quite make out the tire sidewall....

rockyfeller

iTrader: (6)

That sucks man, yeah if it's bent enough, it's not worth the trouble. If you can swing the cost you'll be happier with a new rim. Just hope you don't have other chassis problems.

I have said this 10000 times. I HATE the BQE!!! One of the most terrible stretches of road anywhere. The FDR is another one. EVERYTIME I have to take a drive down them, it's full of unpredictable traffic, potholes, expansion jnts etc. I just steer clear of puddles, you never know if there is a killer 1ft. pothole hiding underneath, there's no warning. The bumps are ridiculous, my car always feels like it's in 90,000 pieces by the time I get off it. I always try to bypass these roads anytime I can.

Car looks sick as hell by the way, just clear them lights!

Tripnbeats

Im hesitant about clearing the lights cuz ive had problems with them and ballasts in the past and 3 nights ago the passenger HID went out.....again.... but the fogs up top n the bottom are HIDs...so im not worried.

stillhere153

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ok I saw a post of another member who got the city to pay for it... but the city wasn't ny... see what you can do... since they make you pay when you park your car on their crappy streets

now you guys know why I am rolling on 18" possibly downsizing to 17"

2008 Acura TL

Problem is, they use so much salt on the roads, eats 'em up. What ever happened to sensible salting? LOL. Potholes are growing and so are the taxes. No money to fix shite. Bridges are crumbling, roads are disintegrating. I can't wait to move out of this money sucking state...

Tripnbeats

yea we know what the problem is and so do the assholes who are laying it all down. its like a g*d damn suspension conspiracy "the car companies have something going on with the government in NY" I plan on consulting with my lawyer about this because i have 16 rims at my shop.....ALL 05 stockies bent or cracked n squared out. 4 of which are type s rims that are mint other than 2 scratches on 2 of them. i spent more money on replacement of tires and rims that it really wouldnt make a diff to spend a couple of dollars to press some issues against the city. I would even bring to light the amount of money spent on suspension parts that were replaced under and out of warranty....and everything else related.

korrupted

You need EasyCare.....
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/burea...mage_claim.pdf

Tripnbeats

u are the motha f*****N MAAAANNN!!!!! but its not 90 days its over a period of 2 years but the most recent of things im def putting a claim in for